Jeff Bekomo Iteku, Donel Moswala Likabo, Aaron Lelo Pambu, Gédéon Ngiala Bongo, Ruth Katunda, Octavie Metila Lunguya & Joseph Kasali Lumande·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2020
Aims: The incidence of infectious diseases is still a vital concern in developing countries. Recently, hygienists have focused on the risk of transmitted diseases through currency notes. This study aims at the determination of potential pathogenic microorganisms found on the Cong...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i930278
Microflora from potato rhizosphere soil was isolated from different potato fields of Bangladesh. Seventeen soil samples were analyzed for the presence of microflora in selected potato field soils. Seven fungal species and one bacterium species were morphologically characterized u...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i930277
Aims: The investigation focused on production, preservation and shelf-life study of wine from banana fruit (Musa acuminata). Study Design: This work is based on completely randomized design with two replications and the average values calculated for mean comparison. Place and Dur...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i930280
Non-responder refers to an individual did not develop their anti HBs, even after administration of a 2 complete series of the HBV vaccine. Due to mutant variants, vaccine failure occurred in numerous reports but the incidence of these mutants were unknown. Primary HBV vaccine ser...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i830276
S. O. Bankole, M. B. Oyedeji, O. A. Alagbe, E. P. Chukwudebe, A. O. Olatunji, R. V. Oyewunmi & O. S. Ariwoola·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2020
Effects of 2,4-D(2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid) and Dichlorvos(2,2-dichlorovinyl dimenthyl phosphate DDVP) were investigated on soil microbial population in a 4 weeks experiment. Soil samples were serially diluted and inoculated using pour plate method on different medium and i...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i830275
Candida spp. are emerging pathogens of hospital-acquired infections that causes invasive candidiasis, leading to human mortality and morbidity. Evolution of resistance to different groups of antifungal drugs is a major concern nowadays. Resistance mechanism in some of the antifun...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i830274
There is an increase in aquaculture in Kenya due to increased demand for fish as a source of white meat and increased population growth. Most fish farmers use plant-based ingredients such as peanuts, cottonseed, soybeans, maize bran and wheat as sources of protein for the fish fe...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i830273
The present study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of pyrolytic oil obtained from Triplochion scleroxylon sawdust which used as a preservative against fungi attack on Alstonia bonnei, Ceiba pentandra, Pterocarpus osun, Terminalia randii, Triplochiton scleroxylon w...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i830270
Lacinan Ouattara, M’boh Epi Reine Elisabeth N’gou, Issa Bagré, Andrée Emmanuelle Sika & Karamoko Ouattara·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2020
Trema guineensis is a woody plant distributed in tropical forest of which leaf and bark extracts are traditionally used for the treatment of various diseases including fever, bronchitis, and gastrointestinal disorders. Previous studies have highlighted their antibacterial activit...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i830271
The Physico-chemistry and heavy metal analyses of Elechi creek were assessed to determine the level of contamination and concentration of metals in the water body. Standard analytical procedures were used during the study. The study showed that pH recorded 7.00-7.35 in surface wa...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i830272